I'm watching the clock tick the hours awayFor soon I know I'll hang at the dawn of the dayBut why should I fear death when it's life anewAnd dying only brings me much closer to youYou left me in anger to walk by the seaAnd when they found your body they blamed it on meBut you know they were wrong dear so wait for awhileFor we shall be together beyond the last mile[ fiddle ]The stars hide their face to make way for the sunAnd soon death it shall claim me and make us as oneWhile some men are walking the streets with a smileThen I know I'll be walking beyond the last mileThe chaplain is making his last plea to GodSoon up the numbered steps to the scaffold I'll trodMy footsteps won't falter I'll walk with a smileFor I know you'll be waiting beyond the last mile